RamaayaN
by valmiki 21
MadanMohan
Tarun
‘Sita! you
are free to go anywhere from my side’
Sita covered
the shortest distance between herself and Ram heavy heartedly and with many
questions and doubts in her mind. She was not comfortable at heart ,feeling there
was something wrong around her. Days have passed after the war was over and
Ravan was killed …but she has not seen her husband even once till now… She was
being taken by Vibhishan to her husband now…
When she
reached to Ram, she kept on watching his face which she was missing for months...she
could not believe that she was standing before her husband…it gave her
boundless satisfaction and filled her with immense joy… she felt released of
all her mental fatigues and the trauma she was passing through …
But this
feeling did not continue longer. What of welcoming her, Ram did not care her
presence before him at all. He, rather, gave a nasty and sore look at her and
spoke harshly –
‘O Sita, you
stand here before me as I have won you back from my enemy after defeating him
on the field of battle. I have regained the prestige of Raghu- linage which was
wiped out all at once by your abduction. I have killed Ravan who dared to do so
and I have proved my manliness. A man who does not take avenge of his insult is
worthless. Crossing the ocean by celebrated Hanuman and causing unimaginable
devastation to Lanka alone has borne fruit today. The exertion of Sugreeva and
his mighty and dedicated army has got its great result. Exertion of Vibhishan,
younger brother of Ravan, who left him and joined me for the sake of supporting
a great and genuine cause, has proved worthy of his exemplary character.’
‘I have done
what a man revenging an insult should have done. I have redeemed my honor.’
Words of Ram
went harsher and harsher to Sita without paying any attention to her – ‘let it
be known to you that this war was not taken by me for your sake. It was done by
me to clear my good name which was vindicated and the stigma attached to my
illustrious parentage, belong to. I am now a free soul from all these charges.’
‘No man born
in a noble family will accept a woman like you who has stayed in the house of a
notorious man like Ravan. He carried you away from Panchvati in his lap. I
cannot believe that he has spared you clean. I cannot touch a body which is
already enjoyed by someone else other than me.’
‘O DAUGHTER
OF JANAK! I CANNOT ACCEPT YOU BACK AS MY WIFE. YOUR CHARACTER IS NOT OUT OF
SUSPICIAN. YOU ARE FREE ROM MY SIDE TO GO ANY WHERE, BE IT EAST ,WEST, NORTH OR
SOUTH. IT DOES NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE FOR ME….’
He waited a
while and spoke-‘If you wish, you can take protection of Laxman or Bharat or
Shatrughna or even Vibhishan for the rest of your life, if they allow you to do
so.’
Sita was
kept on standing stunned all the time. Her eyes remained wide open like a
female dear which was pierced by sharp arrows when she was thinking herself
protected from all sides. Every word pierced into her heart which was mercilessly
released by Ram. She was crying from within but no words were coming out from
her mouth. Her eyes were flowing tears continuously. Sita was standing shaken among
crores of monkeys and bears having nothing to cover her shame…
( Inspired by Valmiki
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